Nov 05 Prison-like migrant processing center draws criticism of UK's asylum system By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The conditions at the processing center for migrants in the village of Manston has put a spotlight on wider problems in Britain’s asylum system, which is struggling to cope with a record number of small boat crossings at a time when border… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: North and South Korea tensions remain high amid military drills In our news wrap Saturday, Biden, Trump and Obama descended on Pennsylvania in a final midterms push, North Korea fired more missiles into the sea as the U.S. and South Korea conducted air combat exercises, Ukraine is seeing daily blackouts… Continue watching
Nov 05 U.S. bombers fly in military exercise with South Korea as North Korea fires more missiles By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea added to its recent barrage of weapons demonstrations by launching four ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, as the United States sent two supersonic bombers streaking over South Korea in a dueling display of military might that… Continue reading
Nov 05 Italy closes its ports to rescue ships, leaving 1,100 migrants in limbo By Colleen Barry, Emily Schultheis, Associated Press Chaos and uncertainty has resulted from the decision late Friday by Italy’s far-right-led government to close its ports to humanitarian rescue ships. Continue reading
Nov 05 For the first time, Iran acknowledges supplying Russia with drones By Associated Press Iran's foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow's war on Ukraine that has seen the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 6:22 News Wrap: Hiring still strong despite inflation and interest rates In our news wrap Friday, the latest look at the U.S. economy shows hiring still going strong despite soaring inflation and rising interest rates, Twitter began sweeping layoffs under Elon Musk's ownership, federal agents say they identified a man who… Continue watching
Nov 04 Wall Street wavers after October jobs data, hopes for China rebound By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks wavered as Wall Street weighs how to read the latest data on the U.S. jobs market and hopes that the world's second-largest economy may be set for a boost. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 4:30 Russian attacks on energy infrastructure leaves Ukraine in dark as winter approaches By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Satvi Sunkara Eight months into the war in Ukraine, Russia is pursuing a new form of escalation: drone and missile attacks on power plants and infrastructure. President Zelenskyy said 40% of the country’s energy system was destroyed by Russian shelling, and accused… Continue watching
Nov 04 Europe approves 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSV By Associated Press The European Commission has authorized the world's first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year. Continue reading
Nov 04 Top G-7 diplomats back Ukraine support, express suspicion of China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Top diplomats from the world's major industrialized democracies have rallied support for Ukraine in its resistance to Russia's invasion. They expressed "unwavering commitment" for Ukraine's defense and were suspicious of China's increasing assertiveness. Continue reading